Q: My home is about 20 years old. My problem is with the lights in the kitchen. Sometimes they work and sometimes they don’t. When I turn on the switch, the light flickers or just partially lights. I ...

Fluorescent light fixtures are more efficient and cheaper to run than incandescent. But some fluorescent fixtures buzz or hum, and they take a long time to start when temperatures fall much below ...

Q: I have two overhead fluorescent light fixtures – one in the kitchen ceiling and one in the laundry room – that are not working properly. After the switch has been turned on, the light bulbs may ...

The IRS2530D DIM8™ is a unique linear dimming ballast control IC with half-bridge driver in a compact 8-pin form factor. The new device provides a competitive solution to replace inefficient ...

MILPITAS, Calif. & BIEL, Switzerland--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Zilog ®, a wholly-owned subsidiary of IXYS Corporation (NAS: IXYS) and a pioneer supplier of application-specific, embedded microcontroller (MCU ...

In part 1 we discussed rectifying the ballast AC current to DC and we showed an open load protection circuit. Direct replacement of fluorescent tubes with LED assemblies can lead to uneven lighting.

International Rectifier's (IR) IR2520D is a compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) ballast control IC that adapts to changing supply voltage, frequency and lamp conditions to increase lamp life and ...

The IRS2530D and IRS2158D 600-V controllers from International Rectifier, Inc. are suited for dimming fluorescent lighting ballast applications. According to IR, the controllers promise to boost ...